December 9, 2011

December 9, 2011

The Texas State Technical College Staff Senate organized a non-perishable food and toy drive to benefit the school's food pantry and the Sweetwater Goodfellows. Staff Senate members invited any and all to donate to the cause before donating the items to their respective entities on Thursday, Dec. 8, 2011.

December 9, 2011

Last Friday the Sweetwater High School Band completed a whirlwind tour of five campuses in six hours, performing at Sweetwater Intermediate School, J.P. Cowen Early Childhood Center, East Ridge Elementary School, Southeast Elementary School and Sweetwater Middle School. The band performed for over 2000 students.
The band performed a variety of holiday favorites, including Leroy Andersonâ€™s Sleigh Ride. â€śIt was so neat watching the little kids faces when they heard the crack of a whip or the horse whinny,â€ť commented junior baritone soloist Laura Duclos.

December 9, 2011

Broadway Baptist Church in Sweetwater, located at 710 E. Third, will be celebrating its 80th anniversary this weekend with back-to-back special events.
On Dec. 10, 1931, eleven people met in an abandoned broom factory to begin an independent, mission-minded Baptist church. Nicknamed the â€śOld Mule Barnâ€ť for its structure and hay-covered floors, the members met there until a building was constructed on the same corner.

December 9, 2011

Local sports fans who are needing their high school football fix and don't want to travel can watch the Mules play the Cardinals tonight.
Football teams from Muleshoe and Melissa will be in Sweetwater today for a Class 2A, Division I state semifinal playoff starting at 7 p.m. at Mustang Bowl.
Tickets for the playoff game will be sold for $7 each at the gate.

December 8th

December 8, 2011

Holiday blood drives will take place in Sweetwater on Thursday, Dec. 15. Meek Blood Center will have a bloodmobile at the Courthouse and another at the Lions Club building from noon until 6 p.m. The blood collected at these drives will help ensure blood availability for the upcoming holidays. Sixty eight donors participated in the community blood drives that took place on Sept. 29.
A blood drive took place at Sweetwater High School on Nov. 30. Ninety one students participated and 78 pints of blood were collected.

December 8, 2011

Shown is one of acts from the preliminary Star Search competition held on Wednesday, Dec. 7, 2011, at Sweetwater High School that will be advancing to the Star Search Final competition on Saturday, Jan. 21, 2012. Pictured is Allison Winslett, who played piano and sang Youâ€™re Not Sorry.

December 8, 2011

The three and four year old classes at Cornerstone Christian Preschool were selected as the December Artists of the Month at the County-City Library. The preschoolersâ€™ artwork included stockings, Christmas lights, gingerbread men, handprint and aluminum snowflakes, bubble and finger print snowmen and a handprint snowman.

December 8, 2011

Maloneyâ€™s Pharmacy was the December 2011 host for the Sweetwater Chamber of Commerce coffee event. Many attended the event and enjoyed pastries and other treats and looking around the gift shop while networking with other chamber members. Shown above are Greg Wortham, David Warren and Rodney Foster.